Editing Origin of a Killer

{{Era|ACSH|Memories}}
{{Spoilerhd|16 December 2025|[[Claws of Awaji]]}}
{{Imageneed|''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''}}
{{IncompleteMemory|Shadows}}
{{Memory Infobox
|name=Origin of a Killer
|image=
|description=''A man named Shiro apparently knew Nowaki as a child. He runs the Fukura Hunter's Lodge.''
|appearance=''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]''
|type=Main {{c|Chapter 19: Forcing the Hand}}
|reward=
|fullsync= 
|previous=[[Hunting the Hunter (Shadows)|Hunting the Hunter]]
|concurrent=
|next=[[Home of a Killer]]
|source=[[Fujibayashi Naoe]] / [[Yasuke]]
|location=[[Hunter's Lodge]], [[Awaji]], [[Japan]]
|date={{Cite|03 November 2025}}
}}
'''Origin of a Killer''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived through the [[Animus|Animus EGO]].<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>

==Description==
Naoe and Yasuke seek a childhood friend of Nowaki at the Hunter's Lodge.
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==Dialogue==

*'''Naoe:''' ''This must be the hunting lodge. I should find this Shiro.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Shiro? Who here is named Shiro?''
*'''Shiro:''' ''Over here.''
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*'''Shiro:''' ''Who sent you?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''My name is Naoe. I am here to-''
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*'''Shiro:''' ''She's here! Nowaki!''
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*'''Nowaki:''' ''Too easy! You're worse than a rabbit! You will all burn for betraying her!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''It's me you want, not them!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Is that Nowaki?''
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*'''Shiro:''' ''Thank you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''That voice we heard. Nowaki?''
*'''Shiro:''' ''Indeed. One of Kimura Yukari's taisho.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Can you tell me where I may find her?''
*'''Shiro:''' ''I can tell you that her childhood house still stands, though it is a ruin. Close to Kamaguchi Village. And she is rumored to visit Sannomiya Shrine each morning. ''
*'''Naoe:''' ''That is everything I need. Thank you.''
*'''Shiro:''' ''If you wish to know more, I can tell you of her youth. It may not help you find her, but it will certainly help you understand her.''
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*'''Shiro:''' ''You return.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You mentioned you knew more of her? How she came to be as she is now?''
*'''Shiro:''' ''Indeed I do. It is a sad tale. I do not promise it will aid you in your hunt, but to know a person is to understand them. She came from my own village. I was there when she was born.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yet she would kill her own people? What happened to her that she is now so malevolent?''
*'''Shiro:''' ''Nowaki was raised by her older sister, Suma. They grew uncommonly close. But Suma was cruel. She associated with outlanders, strange men who carried crosses.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Templars.''
*'''Shiro:''' ''She became their enforcer, hunting and killing their enemies. Nowaki learned from her. When Suma was killed by the outlanders' enemies, Nowaki retreated to her old home. The villagers left food for a time, but it soon became dangerous to do so. When she took to hunting, her... inventive traps began to take the lives of villagers who came too close.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Little wonder Yukari sought to leverage her talents.''
*'''Shiro:''' ''Under Kimura Yukari's guidance, Nowaki came to see herself as superior to her own people. Resentment festered. Then, having become that which she once despised, she turned her hatred on us.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''And would she stop if Yukari's gone?''
*'''Shiro:''' ''It's far too late. When last we spoke,behind that hideous mask of hers... the girl I knew was gone.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''A sad tale indeed. But thank you for enlightening me.''
*'''Shiro:''' ''For all it is worth, you are welcome.''-->

==Outcome==
Having managed to survive an ambush, Yasuke and Naoe learned more about Nowaki's early life.

==References==
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[[Category:Memories of Fujibayashi Naoe]]
[[Category:Memories of Yasuke]]
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus EGO]]